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Wikileaks targets Dominican Rep private sector
The publication by Wikileaks of U.S. diplomatic cables reporting alleged rampant business corruption in the Dominican Republic has prompted a State Department apology and denials from Dominican officials.
Two cables criticized the business climate in the Caribbean nation, which ranks 101 out of 178 countries listed in Transparency International's 2010 corruption perceptions index.
Officials in Santo Domingo have denied the allegations.
According to Reuters News Agency, quoting a Dominican government official, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, telephoned Dominican Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso to apologize for the leaks.
The publication by Wikileaks of U.S. diplomatic cables reporting alleged rampant business corruption in the Dominican Republic has prompted a State Department apology and denials from Dominican officials.
Two cables criticized the business climate in the Caribbean nation, which ranks 101 out of 178 countries listed in Transparency International's 2010 corruption perceptions index.
Officials in Santo Domingo have denied the allegations.
According to Reuters News Agency, quoting a Dominican government official, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, telephoned Dominican Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso to apologize for the leaks.
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